Imran said India was blaming Pakistan for Pulwama without any proof and if India has any it should give it to Pakistan for action.

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Updated: Feb 19, 2019, 07.28 PM IST

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Open to probe in Pulwama attack, but will retaliate if India attacks: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Denying any role in Pulwama attack, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today said it would take action against the perpetrators of the terror attack if India shares actionable proof about any wrongdoing, but warned against any retaliatory action on his country.

"Pakistan offers full support for any investigation in Pulwama. I guarantee action on this," Prime Minister Imran Khan said in an address to the nation on Radio Pakistan.

"It is in our interest that nobody from our soil spreads violence. I want to tell Indian government that we will take action if evidence is found against anyone from Pakistan," Imran said.

However, he warned that any adventurism on part of India to threaten sovereignty of Pakistan will be met with assured retaliation. He said that he has come across calls for attack on Pakistan through the Indian media.

"I know it's a poll season in India. If India will attack us we will surely retaliate. It is easy to start a war but difficult to end. The issue should be solved through dialogue," he said.

"India has blamed Pakistan without any proof. Pakistan has nothing to gain from this attack. Pakistan is moving towards peace and stability. This is new Pakistan and new thinking that doesn't support terrorism," he added.

"What would Pakistan gain from this?" he asked.

He also said that he didn't respond to the Pulwama attack because of important visit of Saudi Arabia's crown price to Pakistan.

Yesterday,
Pakistan had sought the UN's urgent intervention to "defuse tensions" with
India.

Pakistan has strongly rejected India's allegations and said that the JeM remains a proscribed entity in Pakistan since 2002 and the country was implementing its obligations on sanctions implementation.

On February 14, at least 41 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in Kashmir's Pulwama district in a suicide attack claimed by
Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terror group.

The attack has heightened bilateral tensions with both New Delhi and Islamabad calling back their envoys.

In a tit-for-tat action,
Pakistan called back its High Commissioner from India on Monday for "consultations", days after New Delhi asked its
envoy in Islamabad to return.